USS Frigate Bird (AMS-191)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Frigate Bird (AMS-191) |
| Namesake | frigate bird |
| Builder | Quincy Adams Yacht Yard |
| Laid down | 20 July 1953 |
| Launched | 24 October 1953 |
| Commissioned | 13 January 1955 |
| Reclassified | MSC-191, 7 February 1955 |
| Fate | Transferred to Indonesia, 1971 |
| History | |
 Indonesia | |
| Name | KRI Pulau Atang (M721) |
| Acquired | 1971 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1976 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 September 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bluebird-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 290 long tons (295 t) |
| Length | 144 ft 3 in (43.97 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 39 |
| Armament | 2 × 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Frigate Bird (AMS-191) was a Bluebird class motor minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for clearing coastal minefields.
The second ship in the Navy to be named Frigate Bird, AMS-191 was launched 24 October 1953 by Quincy Adams Yacht Yard, Inc., Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. Matthew Gushing; and commissioned 13 January 1955, Lieutenant (junior grade) G. B. Shick, Jr., in command. She was reclassified MSC-191 on 7 February 1955.
East Coast operations
Joining Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, at Charleston, South Carolina, 21 February 1955 Frigate Bird began a program of U.S. East Coast and Caribbean training and experimental operations which continued through 1960. Among her activities were amphibious exercises on the beaches near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, surveying ocean currents, testing a new type of can buoy, and taking part in fleet exercises of various types. From July 1958, she was homeported at Little Creek, Virginia, and served at frequent intervals with the Operational Development Force.
Decommissioning
Frigate Bird was transferred to Indonesia in 1971 as Pulau Atang (M721); struck from the Naval Vessel Register, 1 May 1976; and, disposed of through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for scrap, 1 September 1976.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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